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...Representative Thomas Lindsay Blanton of Texas, wordy Congressman from Abilene, sometimes spoken of as the "most troublesome man in the House." He had the record, in the last Congress, for making points of no quorum (forcing roll calls, which in the House, with 435 members, take nearly ha f an hour each). In all, the House had 309 calls-ISO hours of legislative time...
...deep roll of muffled drums, the coffin bearing the body of President Friedrich Ebert of Germany (TIME, Mar. 9) was carried down the steps of the Presidential Palace in Wilhelmstrasse, placed in the waiting hearse, covered with the black, red and gold flag of republican Germany...
...Revenue to continue its labors until May 30. ¶ Passed a Deficiency Bill carrying appropriations of $56,000,000 (see below), after Senator Borah had attempted to add an amendment to repeal the salary increase for Senators, Congressmen, the Vice President, Cabinet members (TIME, Mar. 2) and forced a roll call on which the vote was 64 to 18 against the repeal. (Went to the President.) ¶ Passed without a record vote, after two days' debate, a Rivers and Harbors Bill carrying $40,000,000 for improvements after the Gooding amendment to prohibit railways from charging lower rates...
...postal rates.- The last fierce struggle took place in the Senate. A score of Senators rose to denounce the bill. Particularly bitter were they because it provided a two-cent service charge on every parcels post package-a charge which they declared was robbery of the farmers. A roll call was taken. The bill passed 69 to 12. The twelve negatives came from Senators Borah, Brookhart, Howell, Norbeck-Republicans ; and Bruce, Dial. George, Glass, Harrison, Pittman, Swanson, Underwood-Democrats. The Bill. The chief features of the bill are: 1. Pay increases for postal employes, averaging $300 each and totaling...
This man Charlie, being only an average undergraduate, can not be held up as a paragon of either wit or wisdom. But he is one of a group which tends to regard the Rank List in more or less the same way they regard the Roll of Honor of the Great War's dead; the names on it are to be respected, but not too greatly envied. Beneath these mixed feelings the cause will be suggested by an analysis of the list...